Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Chaumet’s ‘floating laurel leaves’ bring £240,000
20 November 2023Bonhams’ London Jewels sale on September 21 was topped by this Chaumet diamond necklace.
A trio of works by the brilliant Burges
20 November 2023Jade censer modified by the architect-designer for his own enjoyment returns to auction in Edinburgh
Silver: Cutting the mustard
20 November 2023The forthcoming sale of a collection of around 100 silver mustard pots in Newcastle highlights the connection between the northeast and the rise of the commercial trade in English mustard
New scholarship pays off for teapots
20 November 2023Chiswick Auctions’ most successful silver sale to date on October 11 included a George II teapot of American colonial interest.
Robert De Niro’s ‘Godfather’ suit stars in our pick of five auction highlights
17 November 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a suit worn by Robert De Niro in a famous scene from ‘The Godfather Part II’ that more than doubled estimate at an auction in Hertfordshire.
Massive prices for Massier majolica
13 November 2023Top prices set for majolica by the French Massier factory at auction in Belgium
Pick of the week: Chinese instruments belonging to a Dutchman who was in tune with China
13 November 2023The Dutch diplomat, musician, writer and sinologist Robert Hans van Gulik (1910-67), also known as Gao Luopei, was a great admirer of traditional Chinese literati culture.
Buyer chooses Chadwick couple
13 November 2023Lynn Chadwick’s (1914-2003) figure sculptures of the 1960s-80s consist largely of angular male and female couples – standing, sitting, walking or lying together.
Rare set of Keika chrysanthemums kept intact
13 November 2023The late 19th century Japanese artist Keika Hasegawa remains something of an enigma.
Drawing by young Elizabeth II failed to impress her mother
13 November 2023The October 18-19 sale at Everard Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in Savannah, Georgia, featured manuscripts, photos and ephemera focused on European royalty.
Previews: issue 2618
13 November 2023Our selection of lots from five upcoming UK and Irish auctions
Egg breaks out of hotel confines
13 November 2023Famous chair created as just an edition of 50 went on to become signature product of Danish design house
Elizabethan gent ready to research
13 November 2023This three-quarter-length portrait of an Elizabethan gentleman, attributed to the circle of the court painter George Gower (c.1540-96), hammered for $32,000 (£26,500) on October 15.
‘Circle of JMW Turner’ watercolour stars in our pick of five auction highlights
10 November 2023ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a watercolour of steamboats on the Rhine that made over 60 times estimate in Derby.
Chinese bronze hands vendor big reward
06 November 2023A spectacular Chinese bronze surfaced at DuMouchelles’ auction in Detroit.
Mini Reynolds comes to auction in Chicago
06 November 2023A small autograph version of the famous portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) in the permanent collection of the Royal Academy of Arts comes for sale at Hindman in Chicago on November 16.
An Aesthetic Movement cabinet is among five lots to watch
06 November 2023With estimates from £150, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.
Lismann definitely not forgotten by collectors
06 November 2023The most contested lot in Bonhams’ October 19 Expressionism: Germany, Austria and Beyond sale was a self-portrait by the German painter Hermann Lismann (1878-1943).
Table suitable for Grand Tour big buyer
06 November 2023No 19th-century Grand Tourist would have considered his or her visit to Rome complete without a day spent shopping for micromosaics. Most would return home with a small box, a paperweight or a plaque.